Andy Katz | NCAA.com Correspondent | September 11, 2019 5 predictions for the 2019-20 Big East men's basketball season Big East basketball preview: Top players, games and bold predictions Share Four Big East teams (Villanova, Marquette, Seton Hall and St. John's) made the NCAA tournament in 2019. Andy Katz sees that number rising to six in 2020 and believes one of those schools could challenge for a No. 1 seed. That's one of several predictions Katz has for the 2019-20 Big East men's basketball campaign. Here's what he has to say about some players to watch and important non-conference games this season. BIG DANCE: 20 predictions for the 2020 NCAA tournament | 5 Big Ten predictions Andy Katz's 2019-20 Big East predictions Player of the Year: Myles Powell, Seton Hall Freshman of the Year: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova Underrated: Kamar Baldwin, Butler Five important non-conference games: Kansas at Villanova, Dec. 21 Oregon vs. Seton Hall, Nassau, Bahamas, Nov. 27 Villanova at Ohio State, Nov. 13 Marquette at Wisconsin, Nov. 17 Syracuse at Georgetown, Dec. 14 Bold pick: The NCAA tournament will include six of the 10 teams from the Big East, and one team, Seton Hall, will be in contention for a No. 1 seed. 2021 Maui Invitational: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams The 2021 Maui Invitational is set to start Monday, Nov. 22. Get the bracket, schedule, scores and teams here. READ MORE Jalen Suggs and his shot saved Gonzaga's hopes of perfection, but Baylor is the final boss In an NCAA tournament where no narrative seems to stay the same for 48 hours, the winds have changed again. Gonzaga is still here, inexplicably and miraculously, no longer a dominant and unstoppable force but the survivor of an epic game. And not an unlucky one at that. READ MORE March Madness: Getting to know the No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament Check out the detailed history of how No. 10 seeds have fared in the NCAA Tournament. READ MORE